HSL Library Guides: Medical Images Resource Guide: Image Search Engines

Image Search Engines

The search engines in the following list will help you find medical images on the internet. The copyright policies will vary from site to site. Always read copyright policies to determine whether a website allows downloading and/or use of its images.

Google Images This link opens in a new window
- Search the internet for images by keyword.
- Allows filtering by usage rights.
- Check each image source for copyright information.
Wellcome Images This link opens in a new window
- A biomedical image collection with more than 40,000 images.
- Covers topics such as: disease, surgery, and general healthcare & sciences.
- Images are available for download, under Personal or Academic Use Only Creative Commons Licenses
Wikimedia Commons This link opens in a new window
- A collection of 49,074,038 freely usable media files to which anyone can contribute.
- Copyright allowances are listed with each image.